Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
Roanoke and Northwestern Railroad

Roanoke and Northwestern Railroad
Company.
By Mr.. Hodges: For the relief OF
w. T. Edwards, inspector OF oysters
for the city of Portsmouth.
BY Mr.. Lovenstein To incorporate
the Chesterfield and James-River Rail-
road Company.
BY M. Gillespie For the relief OF
ID. B. Baldwin, late treasurer OF Taze-
well county.
BY Mr.. Wickham (by requesD: To
authorize the payment of 3 per cent.
interest on certain Virginia bonds to
Mrs III. s. Davis.
BY Mr.. Trout: To authorize the
Roanoke Water Works to issue its capi-
tai stock, or any part thereof, for land
or other property suited to the business
of the works.
THE FIRST BILL PASSED.
The second bill introduced was one
by Mr. Mccormick to amend the char
ter OF the town of Winchester so as to
allow the city to increase its public
debt by issuing $4,000 of 5 per cent.
bonds. The money thus obtained is
to be used in the construction Of
public building for courtroom and
other municipal Offices. The bill was
at first referred to committee, but
subsequently the rules were suspended
and it was advanced to its passage.
Mr.. Mccormick explained that the
bill was very important, as the county
had demanded possession of the present
courtroom, and the town will have no.
where TO hold its court until some place
is provided. This is probably the first
bin ever passed on the first day of
session of Virginia Legislature.
TO coNsIDER THE CODE REvIsBas' RE-
PORT.
A message was received from the
House of delegates by Mr.. Buchanan,
informing the Senate that the House
had adopted joint resolution providing
for the appointment of a committee
seven from the Senate and twelve from
the House-to consider the report OF
the revisers of the Code The resolu-
ton was concured in, but the commit
tee WAS not appointed.
SAMPLE MERCHANTS.
Mr.. Lovenstein offered the following,
which was adopted:
Rcs0ircd, That the Attorney-General
be requested at his earliest convenience
to report to the Senate what effect the
recent decisionsof the Supreme Court OF
the United States have upon the license
laws of this State in regard to sample
merchants.
REPORTS OF CLERKS.
A communication was laid before the
Senate from the Keeper of the Rolls,
forwarding the reports of the clerks of
courts.
Adjourned at . p. VI.
House of Delegates.
Promptly at II o'clock the House
was called to order by Speaker Stuart.
Prayer wGs offered by Rev. Moses d.
Eoge, ID. d.
The proclamation of the Governor
calling the General Assembly together
was read by the Clerk.
The delegate-elect from the county
of Culpeper, James Barbour, was sworn
in.
A roll-call revealeda quorum present,
as follows:
Moseis. Acker, Addincton, Arnold Baudy,
Barbour, Bohannan. Bolen, Boiling, Borum.
Blown, Buchanan, Carter, Chalmers, Childress,
Crismond. Curlett, Dabney, Darst, Dickinson,
Downing, Dunlop, Dupuy, Eastwood. Echols,
fGulcoD, Fentress, tiggat, Abram kulkerson,
J.. ID. Fulkerson. Gills, GOad, Harris, Hay, H0ge
Holladay. Huffman. hurt c. +. Jordan, w. II.
Jordan, William 1. Jordan. lawson, Leftwich,
Lghiner. Lockett, Loving, Mallory, McCand-
lish, McClintc, MGnck, Moss, Nance,
Noblin, Oglesby. Patton, Payne. Pollard,
Porter. Powell, Reid Rice, Roberts, Row,
Ruggles, Ryan, Sebreu, Smith, South
worth, starke, shioling. Taliafeno. Tay-
oaDer. Ferry, 1horne. 1illar Turner, Van DO
ran, Wnddill, Webb, ana MIR. Speaker
READY.
A message was received from the Sen
ate stating that that body was organized
and ready for business.
Mr.. Terry was directed to impart SINH
lar information to the Senate.
TO WAIT on THE GOVERNOR.
Mr.. Lovenstein, from the Senate,
notified the House that q joint resolu
ton bad passed his body providing for
the appointment of committee OF
three on the part of the Senate and five
Oh the part of the House to wait upon
the Governor and inform him that the
General Assembly was organized and
ready 10 receive any communication he
desired TO make.
The resolution passed, and the
Speaker appointed Messrs. Ryan, Nal
lory, Buggles, Noblin, and 4. Fulker-
son.
The committee retired and soon re-
turned, and Mr.. Ryan reported that the
Governor would communicate mes
sage to the General Assembly in
writing.
RErORT or CODE -REyIsERs.
The Speaker laid before the House
the report of the revisers of the Code,
in which they give much information as
to the character. of their work. The
text is now done, and the explanatory
repolt can hereafter be made. The
printing Of the work for the use of the
General assembly can be done as fast
rs II can be considered by any commit
tee. The reyiseTs suggest that it might
he we'll not TO have the Code go into
eff ct until July, 1888, and in the mean
time another General Assembly will
meet, and the people can famiIiarize
thomsely,s with the work.
MIR. Buchanan offered joint resolu
tion rciening the report to a committee
OF five from the Senate and seven from
the House with authority TO have it
printed, and request the presence of the
IeyiseIs at their meeting, and with di-
rections to report to the General Assem-
bly, as soon as practicable.
NO VISITORS.
Mr.. Starke offered a resolution di-
rcctiDg the Sergeant-at-Arms to keep
all pe fsOns not members of the House
outside OF the railing of the House, ex-
cept when admitted by instruction OF
the Speaker. Mr.. Starke said the House
could not work when people all over the
room were talking generally about mat